CELEBRATE THE CHILDREN TEAM THANKS ALL OUR EVENT GUEST, SPONSORS AND DONORS!
Thank you so much for attending Advocacy and Caring for Children's, Eat Drink and Be Giving celebration last night. What a fun and festive evening we all had; enjoying friendship, dinner, drinks, live auction and raffle prizes.
With your generosity and sponsorship, we exceeded our fundraising goal of $125,000!
ACC can now look forward to being able to fulfill grants this fall, enhance our endowment and continue ACC's mission to improve the lives of underserved children and families across Western Washington.
Featured Speaker: Gillian Parke-Sacred Heart Shelter Program Director
Gillian Parke, who has been the program director at Sacred Heart Shelter for 12 years will present how ACC has positively supported clients at this shelter for over seven years.
Sacred Heart Shelter on lower Queen Anne is a temporary shelter that offers a safe, home-like refuge to homeless families in Seattle. Sacred Heart Shelter's mission is to empowers residents in their efforts to stabilize their lives, connect to resources in the community, and achieve secure housing. ACC supports their vision to see every homeless family make the transition to stable housing, equipped with the skills and resources to sustain it.
Gillian has an over thirty year career dedicated to homeless women and children. Gillian started her “Be Giving” career with Catholic Community Services (CCS), has additional shelter management experience at Noel Place in Belltown for (10 Years), and worked in caring in Illinois (9 Years).
Thank You to Our Amazing Event Sponsors!
Distinguished Champions of the Children $25,000 Thayer Manca Residential - LLC
Advocates of the Children $10,000 Joe Petschi - Porter and York
Friends of the Children $5,000 Catholic Community Services Crowley Family Duda Family Foundation Juniper Foundation
Caring for the Children $2,500 - $1001 Anonymous Rich and Laurie Padden
For the Children $1000 James Donaldson in memory of Mary Donaldson Theresa Gallant and Ed Bulchis Fulcrum Foundation Angela and William Gardner Julie and Dan Little Lucky Seven Foundation Maple Leaf Real Estate Margie and Jim Rose Seattle University Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
In-Kind Donations: Alula Boutique Containers, Cora Morrison, CPH | Chateau Ste. Michelle | Domaine St. Michelle | Georgetown Brewing Grand Central Bakery : Dinner Rolls | Little Kitchen Catering | Pernod-Ricard USA & O'Brien Family : Pearl Vodka for Signature Cocktail Rich Barth - Photographer | Talking Rain